[SoCo_Fox]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2011-12-31/united-states-export/52298812/1

So, after all these years of listening to the government about buying more fuel efficient cars and paying out the nose to do it in order to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we should get to see some reward from that right? That's what we were led to believe?

Nope. WE get fucked again.

While gas prices climb, it's our top export.

~SoCo

 

[nlgrav182]

Double fucked. Demand is "down," so they export to the highest bidder. We increase our domestic demand, and they raise the price.

 

[schubbie]

Brian Regan- Log Trucks - YouTube

You'd think a phone call would save alot of trouble...

 

[ShortBus]

This line tells me we have fucktards running the country.

"And there's a simple reason why America's refiners have been eager to export to these markets: gasoline demand in the U.S. has been falling every year since 2007. It dropped by another 2.5 percent in 2011. With the economy struggling, motorists cut back. Also, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient and the government mandates the use of more corn-based ethanol fuel."

Why the fuck do they think demand is falling? Couldn't have anything to do with the fact that fuel is pushing $4/gal now could it? Someone needs to walk into the offices of every "big oil" company and beat the livin' shit outta' the top managers. I guarantee the demand for gasoline would rise considerably if they'd lower the prices back down to say $2/gal or less. Seems to me like every industry in the country would see an increase in business is fuel prices took that kind of plunge. And it would be a WIN-WIN for everyone.

 

[ripnhl2005]

This line tells me we have fucktards running the country.

"And there's a simple reason why America's refiners have been eager to export to these markets: gasoline demand in the U.S. has been falling every year since 2007. It dropped by another 2.5 percent in 2011. With the economy struggling, motorists cut back. Also, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient and the government mandates the use of more corn-based ethanol fuel."

Why the fuck do they think demand is falling? Couldn't have anything to do with the fact that fuel is pushing $4/gal now could it? Someone needs to walk into the offices of every "big oil" company and beat the livin' shit outta' the top managers. I guarantee the demand for gasoline would rise considerably if they'd lower the prices back down to say $2/gal or less. Seems to me like every industry in the country would see an increase in business is fuel prices took that kind of plunge. And it would be a WIN-WIN for everyone.

100% agree but then the big wigs at the gas and oil companies would lose money, which is a big no-no.
Raise prices, make more money, anything lower than that new amount in their pockets=losing money.



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[ShortBus]

100% agree but then the big wigs at the gas and oil companies would lose money, which is a big no-no.
Raise prices, make more money, anything lower than that new amount in their pockets=losing money.



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When my wife was an oil & gas accountant, I could at least tolerate the bullshit that goes on in the industry because she got nice bonuses. But now that she's not and we have two vehicles that get 15mpg I get livid everytime I have to fill up.

 

[ChrisW]

Gas prices are up for a multitude of reasons. The "Big Oil Greed", while a factor, isn't one of the major contributors. The three biggest contributing factors (by far) are:
-oil speculation.
-devaluation of the US dollar.
-regulatory standards.

If you don't know what those are, PLEASE educate yourself before you open your mouth.

 

[bsack]

PLEASE educate yourself before you open your mouth.

That would effectively kill Chit-Chat

 

[JKOwner]

You forgot The global village, As we built up PRC, India every small MF country where we can mfg cheaper, outsoure , those ppl have gotten richer they buy cars, applianecs need more energy to run their countries . It’s not only petroleum it is happening in lots of areas including food

supply demand

 

[ALASHA]

You sure gasoline is the U.S.'s number 1 export?

I would guess it would have been blue collar jobs...

 

[azrwilkinson]

Hey all I know is they [email protected]#k you in the drive through and at the pump!:flipoff:

 

[ShortBus]

You sure gasoline is the U.S.'s number 1 export?

I would guess it would have been blue collar jobs...

Or funding....

 

[MSUJeep]

When my wife was an oil & gas accountant, I could at least tolerate the bullshit that goes on in the industry because she got nice bonuses. But now that she's not and we have two vehicles that get 15mpg I get livid everytime I have to fill up.

This about says it all, now doesn't it?

 

[Berserker]

You sure gasoline is the U.S.'s number 1 export?

I would guess it would have been blue collar jobs...

I thought our top export was empty shipping containers to China.

 

[ChrisW]

I thought our top export was empty shipping containers to China.

No. Most of those are actually owned by foreign-based companies.

 

[Berserker]

No. Most of those are actually owned by foreign-based companies.

I meant they leave our ports empty.